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Etching of a bearded man seated on a bed, hand to his head, surrounded by shadowy grotesque figures in darkness.

A nightmare

François Chifflart, 1850

Engraved print of a standing woman in ornate robes before an obelisk and ruins, framed by rococo scrollwork and flowers.

Octavia Empress to Nero, in escutcheon

Étienne Charpentier, 1750

Lithograph of three decorative friezes with acanthus scrolls, a swan, a heron, putti, a medallion bust and a fruit basket.

Three Friezes and Ornamen

Gottfried Engelmann, 1810

Etching of a rooster on a pedestal, a ladder, a wooden cross with thorns and cloth, and the words VIA CRUCIS on a wall.

Frontispiece of the Via crucis (Stations of the Cross)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Etching of Trinity Church spire at the end of a crowded Wall Street lined with tall stone buildings and pedestrians.

Trinity Church from Wall Street

Vaughan Trowbridge, 1910

Etching of Christ falling under the cross beside Roman soldiers and a crowd, with a classical arch behind, labeled Stazione I

Via crucis - Station III, He Falls Beneath the Cross the First Time

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraved plate of a rococo fireplace design with mirror, tapestry panels and hearth plan below.

Plate 4, Decoration de Cheminée pour un grand Apartement

Jacques-François Blondel, 1710

Colored print of a Antwerp fish market with woven baskets, a Madonna statue on a stone pillar, and women in red skirts.

Fish Market, Antwerp

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Woodcut of a knight on a rearing horse lancing a dragon, with skulls and bones on the ground.

St. George Killing the Dr

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of a barefoot shepherdess holding a spindle beside a tree, with a seated boy and sheep and lambs nearby.

La Bergere Laborieuse

Jean Michel Liotard, 1750

Engraving of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by men on ladders while mourners gather below.

Descent from the Cross

G.L.D, 1590

Engraved page of three vertical rococo ornament designs: a candelabra, a figural pilaster with shield, and a scrolled support

Page Five from "Quatrieme Livre Contenant Des Montans où Pilastres Inventés par G. M. Oppenort Architecte du Roi et G…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved portrait of a young woman in a striped head wrap, looking over her shoulder, with Latin caption and coat of arms bel

Portrait of Beatrice Cenci

Pietro Bettelini, 1800

Engraving of a mounted soldier with helmet and musket on a white horse, a second rider behind him, camp figures in the backgr

Suite of Cavalry Officers: Soldiers

Georg Philip Rugendas, 1720

Lithograph of a ragged man walking with a thin dog on a rope, from Daumier's Histoire Ancienne, plate 7.

Le Retour d'Ulysse, plate 7 from the Histoire Ancienne

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Black and white plate of neoclassical friezes with swans, urns, scrolls, rosettes and fluted columns, labeled Pl. 3.

Frieze and Ornamental Bor

Gottfried Engelmann, 1820

Colored caricature of a helmeted young warrior with spear facing a bearded older man in a purple robe before classical column

Telemaque Rendu a la Vertu

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Black and white engraving of a cross wrapped in passion flower vines with a crown above and the title Bearing the Cross.

Title page: "Bearing the Cross"

S. A. Grant, 1850

Etching of a nude nymph touching a bearded man holding a sketchbook, with a small child beside him in a forest.

Artist and a nymph, from Twelve Etchings by Chifflart

François Chifflart, 1850

Etching of the ornate Gros Horloge clock tower in Rouen, seen through an archway with a street and spire beyond.

Gros Horloge, Rouen

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a reclining nude woman, a child, and a vine-draped figure before ruins and a cloudy landscape.

...vino pellite curas (Horace's Odes)

Giovanni David, 1770

Etching of Leadenhall Market's ornate arched entrance with crowds of pedestrians and hanging lanterns under a vaulted roof.

Leadenhall Market, II

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, rolling hills, cattle, and two figures near a path in the lower right.

Mercury and Argus in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a portfolio beside a plaster bust, easel, and painter's palette in a studio.

Portrait of Washington Allston

Johnson Fry, 1860

Engraved oval portrait of a bishop in a dark cassock and white collar, with a cross pendant and a coat of arms below.

Portrait of Francois de Nesmond

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Navy discharge certificate with engraved ship vignette on rough sea, calligraphic text, and handwritten name William McFaul.

Certificate: Navy Department Discharge

William McFaul, 1860

Oval bust portrait print of a man with white powdered hair, brown coat, red collar and white cravat, dated 1800.

Portrait of Louis Michel Le peletier de Saint-Fargeau

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1800

Etching of the Horse Guards building in London with a domed clock tower, arched entrance, and small figures in the street.

The Horse Guards

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Engraving of a large bouquet of tulips, irises, peonies and pansies in an ornate urn with figures and garlands.

Flowers in a Vase

Mathurin Duchesne, 1650

Engraved page with three ornamental designs: a flower urn chimney panel, a lyre and palette door panel, and Minerva among che

Three Paneling Designs

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Engraved print of two vertical ornamental panels with classical armor, putti, laurel wreaths and a horse medallion.

Set of Trophies, from "Trophey a l'Antique"

Jean Le Pautre, 1680

Engraving of turbaned hunters with dogs attacking a lion beneath a large flowering palm tree.

Lion Hunt

Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1730

Engraved design of an ornate altar with a central religious panel, winged angels holding a cross, and classical garlands.

Design for Altars, from "Autels et Retables"

Jean Le Pautre, 1650

Engraved ornamental plate with a curling acanthus scroll and spiral end above a band of rosettes on blue-grey paper.

Ornament & vases, pl. 5

William Darling, 1770

Engraved ornamental design with a scrolled cartouche and two allegorical figures, one nude and one winged, in an arched archi

Page Three from "Premier Livre De Differents morceaux A l'Usage de tous ceux qui s'appliquent aux beuax Arts Inventé…

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, 1770

Engraved plate showing eight Chinese-style vessels including a tripod censer, a fish vase, a monkey ewer and a bamboo teapot.

Designs for Tableware, Plate XV of Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils

Sir William Chambers, 1750

Front cover of a bound album with red leather edges and a red and black marbled paper panel with gold rules.

Album of Designs for Decorative Paneling

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1780

Etching of a ruined classical temple with Ionic columns, a standing statue, seated figures and a stone arch on the right.

The Statue Before the Ruins

Hubert Robert, 1810

Engraved title page with a classical bust on a pedestal among trees, a fallen column, and the title Les Soirées de Rome.

Title Page

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of a carved sarcophagus with relief figures, a pyramid behind it, two standing men and a seated figure among trees.

The Sarcophagus

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of a classical ruined temple with columns, a sculpted head and steps, with figures and trees in the foreground.

The Stairs by the Four Posts

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of an ancient ruined temple with arches, a bell tower, and robed figures climbing a brick staircase.

The Ancient Temple

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etched print of a wooden pulley hoist with a cage and ladder, two figures standing beside it under trees and clouds.

The Pulley

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of a woman drawing water from a well beneath a tiled roof, with windswept trees and a stone parapet beside it.

The Well

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of a standing man with a staff among Roman-style ruins, a large arch, and overgrown trees, with kneeling figures in t

The Triumphal Arch

Hubert Robert, 1810

Etching of a vaulted ancient gallery with timber roof beams, arched openings, and small figures among rubble on the floor.

The Ancient Gallery

Hubert Robert, 1810

Engraved trophy of crossed lute and violin behind an oval shield with studs, draped ribbons and a tasseled bow below.

Trophy

Gabriel Huquier, 1700

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and a frilled collar, with French verse and the name A. Wateau below.

A. Wateau

Louis Crépy, 1720

Etching of a kneeling woman in striped robes holding a fan, with a pagoda and bridge in the background.

TAO KOU ou Religieuse de Tau à la Chine

François Boucher, 1730

Etching of an elderly man in a hat holding a fan, seated in a landscape with a pagoda and bridge.

LAO GINE ou Vieillard Chinois

François Boucher, 1730

Engraved head study of a young woman with upswept curly hair, pearl necklace, and lowered eyes, in a double-ruled frame.

Study of a Woman

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Textile design with dense red, black and white flowers, tulips and leaves on a dotted background.

Design for Printed Textile

Oberkampf & Cie., Jouy-en-Josas, France, 1810

Engraved title page with a shell cartouche, a putto with a fishing net over waves, and the title Livre Nouveau by Watteau.

Title Page

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Engraved print of a standing bearded man in a long robe with a wide hat and staff, set in a landscape with trees and hills.

Bonze des Tartares Mongous ou Mogols

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Oval sepia print of a seated woman spinning thread in a forest, with sheep grazing beside trees in the distance.

Griselda

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1770

Engraving of a seated young boy in a flowing robe beside a garden wall and palm tree, with a distant building.

CHAO NIÉNE ou Jeune Chinois

François Boucher, 1730

Red-toned print of two turkeys in a landscape, one displaying its fanned tail beside trees and foliage.

Two Turkeys in a Landscape

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Circular engraving of two seated classical women and a standing man holding a laurel wreath over them in a landscape.

Temperance and Peace

Jean-Marie Delattre, 1780

Study of a Young Girl's Head

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Engraving of a kneeling woman in period dress tending a plant in a basin, with a potted tree and clouds behind her.

Hia Theo ou Escalve Chinois

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Study of a Bearded Man

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Sepia print of two ducks in a landscape with reeds, a leaning tree, grass and rocks.

Two Ducks in a Landscape

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Oval sepia stipple engraving of a woman in period dress holding a palette and brushes, labeled Painting.

Painting - Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Etched design for a trophy showing a wicker basket of grapes and vine leaves hanging from a staff with drapery and cups.

Design for a Trophy

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Three-Quarter Figure

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1790

Engraved print of a young man in animal skin holding a staff, gazing upward before a wooded landscape.

Wahrlich ich sage euch

Friedrich Wagner, 1850

Red-toned stipple engraving of a curly-haired child in an oval frame holding a bow, looking upward.

Cupid

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1770

Red-toned print of two birds with spread wings among leafy trees, grasses and a fallen branch in a landscape.

Hunting Scene: Birds in a Landscape

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Engraved print of a standing man in a long robe and turban with a bent tree and hills behind him.

Officier Tartare du pays des Kuskas

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Engraved battle scene of armored soldiers and horsemen fighting with spears, fallen men in foreground, hilly landscape behind

The Battle of Constantine

Pietro Aquila, 1680

Study of a Man in Profile

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Engraved print of a frowning man's head seen front-on, with curly hair and stippled shading on a brown-toned sheet.

A Man's Head, Large Front Face

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1790

Engraved title page with an ornate cartouche, a central grotesque mask, and French text announcing a book of character heads.

Title Page

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Engraved portrait of a woman with eyes lowered and hair in a coiled bun, with loose curls, in sepia tones.

Female Head

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800

Engraved print of a bald man in a long robe holding a tall staff, standing in a landscape with distant buildings and mountain

Talagrepo ou Bonze du Pégou

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Engraving of a woman with a parasol in a striped robe, standing before a tree and hilly landscape.

Femme du pays des Laos

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Engraving of a woman in a striped gown kneeling by a wind-bent tree, holding a fan-like object against a cloudy sky.

Talegrepat ou Religieuse du Pégov

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Study of a Man's Head

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Two Cow Heads, Plate no. 2 from the 12me Cahier d'etudes

Alexis Peyrotte, 1800

Engraving of a seated woman in period dress with a spaniel, dead game birds and a hunting bag beside a tree.

Retour de Chasse

Benoit II Audran, 1720

Engraving of a standing woman in a loose robe leaning on a broken tree trunk, with a tower in the distant landscape.

Femme du Royaume de Necpal

François Boucher, 1730

Engraved print of a seated man in a Chinese robe beside a tree and obelisk, captioned I Geng ou Medecin Chinois.

I GENG ou Medecin Chinois

François Boucher, 1730

Engraved interior with a seated man in a wig and a woman in a ruffled gown at a tea table, a third woman behind a door.

Déclaration de la Grossesse, Plate 13 from "Monument de Costume"

Pietro Antonio Martini, 1770

Engraving of a seated young woman in Chinese-style robes beside rocks, a pagoda, and plants under hatched clouds.

KOUÏ NOU ou Jeune fille Chinoise

François Boucher, 1730

Engraving of a man carrying an old bearded man on his shoulders, a child at his side, with a burning city behind them.

Aeneas Saving Anchises

Master of the Die, 1580

Etched print of a seated bald man in striped robes gesturing skyward beside a tree, titled Mandarin d'Armes du Leaotung.

Mandarin d’Armes du Leaotung

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1730

Engraved plate of a large pulley frame and nude workers hauling timber and cannon barrels in a walled yard.

A Plate of Mechanics

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800

Study of a Man Playing a Flute

Pierre Filloeul, 1730

Engraving of a man with a wide-brimmed hat and staff, seen from behind, with cherubs among clouds and a distant landscape.

bon Voyage

Anne Claude Philippe Caylus, 1730

Engraving of the Annunciation: the Virgin kneels at left, an angel with a lily kneels on a cloud at right, cherubs and a dove

The Annunciation

Bernard Picart, 1700

Dante and Other Poets

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800

Engraving of a draped woman clasping hands with a winged putto who holds an olive branch beside a tree.

The Reconciliation of Minerva and Cupid

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Engraving of a seated woman in a headscarf leaning on a palm tree, with a reclining figure and pipe at lower right.

Femme de MATSMEY a la terre d’Ieço

François Boucher, 1730

Engraving of a seated woman in a loose robe beside a stone bench, with trees and rocks in a landscape background.

CON FOUÏ ou femme du palais de l’Empereur de la Chine

François Boucher, 1730

Sepia oval print of Rinaldo and Armida: a reclining woman with a mirror beside a seated figure, two armed men under a tree.

Rinaldo and Armida

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Study of a Woman in Profile

Pierre Filloeul, 1730